Photo courtesy of Starz By Mwabi Kaira I was late to the Power party. Everyone was singing its praises Season 1 and I just wasn’t feeling it. I finally got past the first episode and binge watched the entire season. It was hard for me to understand how everyone was so clueless with what was going on when it was…
The Cast of ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ By Mwabi Kaira I was 10 years old when Spike Lee’s movie She’s Gotta Have It was released. I obviously didn’t see it. When it was announced that Spike was recreating the movie as a Netflix TV series, I was excited to have something of melanin to watch. After hearing the cast on…
By Sharee Silerio Summer is officially less than a week away, which means that off days, hot days and vacation days are right around the corner. Continue Reading If you’re like me, and you like to watch TV shows or movies in your free time, especially those that feature black directors, actors, etc., then Netflix has you covered! Although there…
Written by Alma Hill The newest binge craze on Netflix is the politically incorrect, (or maybe hyper-correct, who knows anymore), Dear White People. Based off of the 2014 movie that you pretended to see, the transformation of this plot from the big screen to the small one, not only suits this concept, it improves it, which is rare for…
Photo courtesy of Lionsgate by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com Yesterday morning, news surfaced that Dear White People received the green light for an all-new series on Netflix. The 10-episode show will be aired in 30-minute increments. Filming is expected to begin later in 2016 with a projected 2017 released date produced by Lionsgate, according to Deadline. Justin Simien’s indie film…
by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com In 2014, Nicole Amarteifio, would birth an online web series by the name of An African City. With the help of co-executive producer Millie Monyo, Amarteifio would develop an African version of Sex in The City. The show takes place in Ghana and follows five beautiful, millennial African women who have roots in Nigeria, Ghana,…